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Snowflake Festival


Snowflake Festival

Tuesday, March 21st-Saturday, March 25th | Various Events & Locations

TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST

Alta School Play - Macbeth

Doors at 6 PM | Play begins at 6:30 PM | Our Lady of the Snows | Free

Join us to watch the Alta School perform “Macbeth.” Limited seating, will go fast.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND

Helmet Bedazzling & Decorating

6 PM | Our Lady of the Snows | $5 | Pre-Register

Everyone bring you ski/snowboard helmets and let’s decorate them! We will have rhinestones, sparkles, letters, paint pens and other fun things to make your helmets special!

THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD

Annual Gnome Hunt

9:15 AM | Westward Ho

A coveted ACE gnome will be hiding somewhere in Westward Ho. Clues will be posted on social media. Hunting begins at 9:15am off of Wildcat Lift and commences when the gnome is found!

ACE Hole-in-One

5:15 PM | East of Wildcat Ticket Office | 2 Hits for $2

Bring your swing and win prizes! Bring your own club if you have one, we have the t’s and golf balls.

Alta Talent Show & Mustache Competition

6:30 PM | Our Lady of the Snows | Free

Moustache Competition:

There will be prizes for 1st Place and Most Unique.  

Judges: Christopher Volkman, Brent Leyerle, Connor Pelletier

Sign up here in advance

Talent Show info:

There will be prizes for 1st place and Most Unique.  

1st Place $150 , Most Unique TBD

Guest judges: TBD

Contestants must pre register here by March 23 at 10 am.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH

Kids Gnome Hunt

12 PM | Sunnyside, Sugarloaf, & Supreme Bear Trails

Very excited to announce that we will be hiding four large gnomes for the kids this year! We ask that one gnome per child or possibly family. Please keep to kids ages 10 or less.

34th Annual Chili Cook-Off

Doors at 5:30 PM | Cook-Off at 6 PM | GMD Saloon | $5 to Taste | Pre-Register Your Chili by the 24th at 10am.

Do you have an award winning chili recipe?  Want to taste the best chili in Alta? 4 QUARTS REQUIRED but you can bring more.  Please do not bring any side items such as green onions, sour cream etc. Huge raffle to follow!

SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH

Alta Biathlon

6:15 PM Races Begin | Free to Watch ALL INFO HERE TO PARTICIPATE

Earlier Event: March 20
yoga in the mountains
Later Event: March 22
helmet bedazzling and decorating